Show HINES EXPELLED BY Bf UNION LEAGUE CLUB CHICAGO Feb Fb 24 Edward Edw ld HIn millionaire lumberman last night declined de do- dined to discuss a a. published r report port that he had been cx expelled lIed from tho the Union League dub club yesterday us as a st result of his connection with tho the Lorhn I ease case Officials Olli daIs of oC the club refused to aCt affirm nn or ordeny ordeny ordeny deny the reports of Hines Hines' expulsion ion Marquis Baton Eaton attorney for Mr Hines I ma made e tho the following statement enl 1 Mr Hines ha has haa been dropped from the tine Union league cl club b and the matter mattei Is IB subject sub sub- I to discussion only through th tIm tho ac accredited accredited ac ac- credited d officers officer and I do not feel it would be becoming in me as a R member of ot the club to speak of ot the tine matter further further fur tur ther than to say that thal I am convinced that Mr nines limes IB Is Innocent of the tine r charges es made against t him The cha charge e on which the board of at managers er of oC the club arc are said eald to have voted expulsion for the lumberman was alleged ged violation of or the provision pro of oC tho constitution of or the club chili regarding the furtherance furtherance- of higher Ideals and nd good I government go The Tho members of the club board of ot otman man managers eu were in session from 0 p o'clock In the morning until the tho middle of tho the afternoon when it was r reported ported that a final vote ote was taken b by officers and di dl di- rectors From Front the viewpoint of or the club one oneat of at the mo most t serious charges made against Hines was wa tho the one In which tho the lumberman lumber lumber- man roan was quoted as having solicited mo money y In tine tho clubhouse from Clarence S. S Funk of the International Harvester larvester compan company As a result the name of the Union league eague club has haa been drawn repeatedly Into the tho records of the Investigation In estl gation gatlon and man many members protested d against what the they termed undesirable publicity |